Category Archives: Science Fiction

Try-It Tuesday: MAD MAX

Posted on April 25, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

I downloaded MAD MAX, a 2015 video game based on the movie franchise, free this month with my Playstation+ membership. Developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, it’s also available for PC and Xbox One. Feral Interactive published OS X and Linux versions. … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: ABYSS the Wraiths of Eden

Posted on March 7, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

I wanted to try ABYSS: THE WRAITHS OF EDEN this week because it sounded similar to BioShock. From developer Artifex Mundi’s website: The utopian city of Eden, located at the bottom of the sea, was once a haven of peace, harmony and beauty. Constructed in … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: KNACK

Posted on February 28, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

I tried KNACK this week because it’s free for Playstation Plus members during the month of February 2018. KNACK is a button-combo beat-em-up platformer, released in November 2013 for the PS4, with a sequel, Knack II, released in 2017. “Knack” is also … Continue reading →

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Illogicon schedule Jan 12-14, 2018

Posted on January 11, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

ILLOGICON is a community based convention dedicated to Science Fiction & Fantasy in TV, movies, animation, comics, visual arts, pod casts, and video games. This year, I’ll be a participant in the following panels: The Art and Music in Science Fiction – FRIDAY – … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: NIER:AUTOMATA

Posted on January 10, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

I played NIER:AUTOMATA for three reasons: 1) There’s a free demo for PS4 2) Viewer requests 3) Jim Sterling included the game in his “Game of the Year Awards 2017” video The music and gameplay gave me a warm fuzzy flashback to Kingdom Hearts on the old … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: 7 DAYS TO DIE

Posted on December 27, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

7 DAYS TO DIE is a survival horror sandbox game developed by The Fun Pimps. Alpha 1.0 released on PC in December 2013. The most recent version, Alpha 16, released in June 2017. The game became available for PS4 and Xbox One in June 2016. With a post-apocalyptic … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: CLOCKWORK TALES Of Glass and Ink

Posted on November 16, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

This week I tried a game called CLOCKWORK TALES: Of Glass and Ink, a throwback to my days of playing point-and-click puzzle adventures on the PC. A decade or so ago, when my kids were little and I didn’t have a lot … Continue reading →

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Fallout 4: Two Roads Diverged in a Wasteland

Posted on November 10, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

* * * SPOILER WARNING * * * Rose is my second Sole Survivor, a melee build who became raider overboss in Fallout 4 at level 22. Today, I reached episode 111 of Rose’s journey on my Youtube channel, and a very special bonus video “111 Kisses” tells the … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: METAL GEAR SOLID V

Posted on October 18, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

I’d never played a Metal Gear Solid game before, so when Playstation offered the 2015 METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN free for PS+ members, I decided to try it. From a few Youtube videos, the game looked like an open world … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: THE DEADLY TOWER OF MONSTERS

Posted on October 11, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

Today I sampled a 2016 retro sci-fi game called THE DEADLY TOWER OF MONSTERS that pays humorous tribute to such classics as King Kong, Flash Gordon, Planet of the Apes, Forbidden Planet, and the stop-action animation of Ray Harryhausen. This top-down … Continue reading →

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